Huangxiu

Chapter 1019 Pounce
These ten Venerable Ones include two Venerable Ones from Jade Kunlun Palace.

The two venerable ones looked to be in their fifties, with white hair and beards.

One had a round face and the other a square face; both had tense expressions and serious demeanor.

The round-faced old man said seriously, "Your Highness, if the two of us go together, the villa will be empty. We must act quickly and return soon."

The previously silent Venerable Ones suddenly started talking.

"This operation hasn't been leaked, has it? If those with ulterior motives find out and take advantage of the situation, we'll all become sinners against the sect."

"If it weren't for the Emperor's secret decree, we would never have been able to leave the villa together."

"That's too risky."

"Haha, so you are all the guardian deities."

"Little Hu, isn't there a third Venerable One in your villa, besides two Venerable Ones?"

“…Of course.”

"Little Hu, Little Hu, you've never told the truth since you were young."

Chu Liezhao looked at them with a smile, without saying a word.

Li Miaotan frowned slightly, her jade-like face tense.

They didn't care about her expression.

Li Miaotan's identity was extremely intimidating to ordinary people and even officials, but it did not deter them.

From now on, Li Miaotan will truly be the best in the world, and she won't be able to bully them.

Moreover, Li Miaotan is not yet the best in the world; she is still weaker than them.

"Quiet down!" A burly old man waved his hand and said in a deep voice, "What exactly are we ten Venerables doing here? Prince Consort, can you tell me now?"

"Esteemed seniors,"

Chu Lie Zhao's gaze fell on the two Venerables of Jade Kunlun Palace, and he smiled and said, "The two seniors of Jade Kunlun Palace should know the reason."

The two Venerable Ones of Jade Kunlun Palace frowned.

They immediately understood what had happened and felt a chill run down their spines.

"Mr. Song, what is it about?" The middle-aged man surnamed Hu smiled and said, "As expected of the Jade Kunlun Palace, your information network is even more efficient."

The round-faced old man laughed and chuckled, "So that's what it is. Prince Consort, are you really going to kill Elder Wen of the Purple Cloud Jade Pavilion?"

Li Miaotan said, "This assassination attempt was meticulously planned. The Zixiao Jade Pavilion made the first move to provoke us and lure us there. They secretly focused on four Venerables to ambush and kill us."

A middle-aged man asked in a deep voice, "Four Venerables, very powerful?"

Li Miaotan said, "Two seventh-level Great Venerables and two fifth-level Great Venerables are all present in the four major sects of Yuanzhen."

She looked at the two elders of Jade Kunlun Palace: "This matter is no longer a grudge with Zixiao Jade Pavilion, but an enemy of the entire Yuanzhen. Mr. Song, are you still going to back down?"

The round-faced old man, Song Qin, laughed and said, "Since His Majesty has issued the decree, how could we back down? We just didn't expect Yuan Zhen to be so treacherous!"

A middle-aged man laughed and said, "Your Highness is incredibly intelligent and saw through their schemes. In the past, we suffered many underhanded attacks from Yuan Zhen!"

"Mr. Hu, you flatter me." Li Miaotan smiled sweetly: "It is my husband's discerning eye that saw through the scheme of Zixiao Jade Pavilion at a glance."

She glanced at the two Venerable Ones from Jade Kunlun Palace and gently shook her head.

Song Qin and another Venerable of Jade Kunlun Palace exchanged a glance, their expressions grim.

As elders of the separate academy, they were extremely well-informed about news from within the palace and had already sent it over in a timely manner.

Clearly, the entire Jade Kunlun Palace had been tricked by the Purple Cloud Jade Pavilion.

Considering the relationship between the two sects, Yu Kunlun Palace did not take drastic measures.

If they had detained Elder Wen Siming of the Punishment Hall directly and deposed him as Li Miaotan and Chu Liezhao suggested, they might have thwarted this scheme.

Chu Liezhao said, "We should indeed finish this battle quickly. We have more than enough strength to fight twelve against four, but they have the Purple Night Spirit Sword, so we must be very careful."

"The Purple Night Spirit Sword... its power is extremely terrifying!" an old man said in a deep voice, "It cannot be blocked head-on."

Li Miaotan looked at the two Venerable Ones of Fengtian Palace, both of whom were handsome middle-aged men.

They remained reserved and silent until now, when they glanced at the Venerable Ones and gave them a faint smile.

Li Miaotan glanced at the Venerable of Fengtian Palace on her left and asked, "Mr. Sun, what spiritual artifact did Fengtian Palace take?"

This Venerable One of Fengtian Palace had a handsome appearance, a tall and straight figure like a pine tree, and an arrogant expression.

He raised his left hand, revealing a jet-black bracelet on his wrist, its surface gleaming with a moist sheen, as if made of black jade.

Several layers of strange patterns could be vaguely seen flashing inside, alternating in turn.

He said calmly, "The Xuan Chi Bracelet can block the Zi Xiao Spirit Sword."

"Excellent!" The old man clapped his hands in praise, "With this Xuan Chi Bracelet, we are no longer afraid of the Zi Xiao Spirit Sword, and we can safely deal with these guys!"

"Yuan Zhen's bastards, killing them is definitely the right thing to do!"

"Haha, wiping out four Venerables in one go, that'll be painful for them!"

"That felt great!"

Seeing their optimism, Chu Liezhao didn't dampen their spirits. He turned to Li Miaotan and asked, "Shall we set off then?" Li Miaotan nodded gently.

Chu Liezhao said, "Let's go directly there. Please connect your breaths first."

They don't understand.

Chu Liezhao made a gesture with his left hand, and a portal of light appeared in front of everyone.

He took Li Miaotan in his arms and stepped into the portal, after which the portal disappeared with him.

Among the ten venerable ones, some smiled, some were surprised, and some were astonished.

A moment later, a small black dot suddenly appeared, which then transformed into a gate of light.

Chu Liezhao and Li Miaotan stepped out of the light gate and suddenly appeared in front of them, and the light gate disappeared immediately.

He smiled at the ten Venerable Ones: "Gentlemen, let's connect our breaths and go together."

"This... Your Highness, is it a safe choice?"

Chu Liezhao laughed and said, "As long as the aura can be concealed, there will be no problem. Otherwise, how about two at a time?"

"Fine, let's go together," Song Qin said in a deep voice.

He turned his head and said, "Xiao Hu, you're right behind me."

An old man nodded and placed his palm on his back.

Seeing this, the Venerable Ones all stepped forward, quickly placing their palms against the backs of his hands.

Chu Liezhao drew a portal of light, then walked up to Song Qin and put his arm around his shoulder.

The aura passed through Song Qin and quickly reached the ten Venerables, then stepped into the gate of light.

The ten Venerable Ones' faces and bodies tensed, and they suddenly felt a sense of fear.

Their vision went dark for a moment, then suddenly brightened again, and they found themselves standing on a mountaintop.

Chu Liezhao once again drew a portal of light, stepped back in, and reappeared a moment later with Li Miaotan.

Chu Liezhao said, "Gentlemen, they are three miles away."

At this moment, everyone's attitude towards Chu Liezhao had changed without them even realizing it.

Chu Liezhao concealed his aura, and apart from the two Venerables of Jade Kunlun Palace, no one else knew his true cultivation level.

They assumed he was only around level four, so they naturally felt superior.

Having witnessed the wonders of the light gate, their arrogance was instantly extinguished.

They had heard of it but never seen it, and now they realized that its wonders far exceeded their imagination.

Song Qin said in a deep voice, "Then how should we proceed? Your Highness, please give your orders!"

The other venerable ones all looked at Chu Lie Zhao.

Chu Liezhao said, "Our strength far surpasses theirs, so we will naturally attack directly with the force of a mountain crashing down."

"Alright!" Song Qin said in a deep voice, "Then let's charge straight at them!"

Chu Liezhao said, "Let's split into two groups. I'll go first. If things don't go well, you gentlemen can leave on your own. Don't worry about me."

“Your Highness the Prince Consort…” Song Qin was taken aback.

Chu Liezhao said, "If Zixiao Jade Pavilion dares to act like this, I will not be able to clear my mind and it will affect my cultivation if I do not kill him with my own hands."

"...Alright, let's charge together, with the Prince Consort in the lead."

Song Qin looked at the two people in Fengtian Palace.

The two nodded slightly, agreeing to the plan.

They kept their auras concealed and sensed the distance, but failed to detect anything unusual.

It was obvious that the four people were also concealing their presence.

Chu Liezhao and Li Miaotan floated ahead, drifting away like clouds.

The ten Venerable Ones discovered that they did not need to slow down; even if they chased with all their might, they could not catch up.

In the blink of an eye, Chu Liezhao and Li Miaotan had become tiny black dots.

Their eyesight was still sharp enough to see clearly, but they were surprised and hurriedly urged themselves to give chase.

They witnessed Chu Liezhao and Li Miaotan rushing into the dense forest, and then a clear light appeared and disappeared in a flash.

"Oh no, the Purple Night Spirit Sword!"

Song Qin exclaimed in surprise.

Their figures blurred instantly as they pushed their movement techniques to the limit, rushing into the dense forest without a second thought for caution.

If Chu Liezhao and Li Miaotan are truly killed by the Purple Night Spirit Sword, they will both be doomed.

The emperor will never let them off the hook.

Even a sect can only protect their lives.

(End of this chapter)